Rolling bearing



March 4, l 930.

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"jHAMBLEroN,fuor KENMoREjNEW YORK, AssIGNoR To THE TRANSMISSION BALL BEAmNGvcoMrANY INC., Aor BUFFALO, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION or "'NEWYORK'.

' 1 f RoLLINe BEARING! i *'Alplicafion niet March 11, 192'?.v serial No. 174,658.

, This invention relates; to 1.a bearing which isv moreaparticularly intended fory supporting the shaft'of a conveyor whichfis virtually cov-fy ered all the time `in thematerial `'which 'is *be-,i presents a dilii-1 cultV problem in. lubrication. v f f Heretofore these bearings have been babbitted o1-"formed in-v cast irony journals, which were rarely, if ever lubricated, and the struc- 10' turefavas such that any lubricant applied to l 5 ing propelled andtherefore a the bearingwould not stray yin place, thus caus-y 'k j ing thebearingj to soon runr dry, Wear out l rapidly' and cause much'trouble. 1

f It is the object of thisinvention toprovide 15a bearingffor this purpose'y which'i's not'only l fstrongand durable' in construction` and eilif cient inr operation but* also onewhich will re` `v liably ret-ainthe lubricant so vthat it will .bei

constantly supplied tothe bearing surfaces `'2 and ralso ,permitfof readily replenishing 'the' lubricantwhen required withoutinterfering l with the'opelation the bearingtand the j] parts associated therewith. f

j i f"In" -the accompanying drawings: i Y' y25. "'.Figurefl is a .vertical longitudinal sectionl of a bearing embodying'myinvention and on a conveyor trough'.

1Q fused iforsupporting the shaft of a conveyor QfzFigure 2 is-a` vertical transverse section y p vertical longitul dinalfsection of the-bearingsimilar to Fig.

1, on an'enlarged scale. f

j "Figurel isa fragmentaryside elevation of vv the bearing showing thelocking key for preventing the `supporting sleeve'and one of its disks from unscrewing.

` .Figurej is aside view of the locking ring "for holding the races of the rolling bearing Figures/6 and 7 are fragmentary views sim- -ilar to Fig.- 3 showingmodiiied forms ofV 'roller' bearings capable of being employedy y--aconveyork which may be ofy any:

suitable construction but, for example may consist of a plurality of spiral or helical conshafts in various ways for turning the screw conveyors vand causing the same to propel the materiallengthwisegin the trough. At their opposing ends the shafts `of two adjacent conveyor screws vare supported on the conveyor trough' by the bearing which embodies my invention and which by preferencev is constructed as follows: l l

The-numeral 13 yrepresents a connecting shaft whichhas-its opposite ends arranged in the opposing yends of the conveyor shafts' and connected therewith by bolts 14,a yspace being left between the ends of the conveyor shafts to permit of mountingthe same in the bearing containing my invention. f f

Mounted on rthe connecting shaft between lthe conveyor shafts is an adapter sleeve r15 which is secured to the connecting shaft so asy toturn therewith, this being preferably accomplished by providing this sleeve with one or'more longitudinal slots 16 extending inwardly from one end thereof, and a bearing orzclamping ring 17 having a conical bore 18 which engages .with the correspondingly shaped periphery 19 of the sleeve so that upon forcing said ring 17 inwardly the split parts ofthe sleeve will be contracted and pressed inwardly against the 'connecting shaft and causcdto grip the saine. The ring 17 isforced inwardly by ascrew nut 8 engaging with an external screw threadformed on the split end Vof the sleeve, this screw nut being held against unscrewing by a U-shaped key or staplepreferably made of wire yand adapted to engage its crossbar 9 witha radial notch 20 in the 4outer side ofthe nut while its inner leg 21 engages withthe outer end of a slot in the sleeve and its outer leg 22 engages with one or another of a lplurality of openings 23 in the'kscrew nut.v The opposing ends of the conveyor shafts are arranged so close in the assembled position of the parts that the same either engage with orare so close to the outer sides ofthe clamping sleever and nut that the nut.

On itsouter side the clamping ring 17 is y provided with a ball race 231 which is ary ring an d rotating relative thereto@ By' incanscreasing, and a-bore 32 oflsmaller diameterv which surroundssaid screw nut and forixfisv an internal slioulderg33whicli is engaged'byy the inner flange28 oftheshell( ,Theinemranged opposite an internal ball race 24 on the bore of. a bearirigfring 25.` of bearing balls'26" are arranged in Vanannular row between the inner and outer rings 17. and 25 and engage with the races thereof and form the rolling support of thebearing.Y These ball races are preferably so constructed that the saine take the longitudinal thrustj load as well as the radial bearing load;`

A vshell orrcasingw is applied to the outer bearing ring which is preferably made of c sheet metal and consists of a cylindrical bodyl 27 engaging with the periphery of thefouter bearing ring, a narrow inner flange 28 pro# Vjeeting inwardly ,from one edge ofthebod-y.

27 and into engagement with one'ei'id'of the outer bearing ring 25,`and a wide outer iiange 29'v projecting inwardly from the otlieredge of the body k2,7 andacross the. annulargap between ythe inner and outer bearing rings and engagingl withl the other .end of the .outer ring but facing the opposite end of the inner of this greater protection is obtained'against the entrance of dusty tothe bearing surfaces and the lubricating greaseis'lalsoy held inore effectively between'thebearing rings and rolling members.

ated parts is the housing 30which is provi-ded with a bore 31 of large diameter which engages with the periphery of the bearing.` shell bers constituting the rolling bearing unit are held within the ,housingl and against the shoulder 33k of the same by means yof a lock` consisting preferably of a split ring 34 which engages yits outer side with an annular groove 35 formed in the large `boreof thehou'sing and :engages its inner` part with the shell of therollingbearing unit, as shown in Figs. 1,

3and'5. Thislockingring is retained rrin its operative expanded positiondue to it-sresil-g ieiice but can be readily reniokvedby contracting the same wheneverit is desired to release therollingvbearing unit.: y Tliejhousing is supp rted by means of a hanger' having a crossbarj36 secured at its ends to the `sidei'va'lls of the conveyor ,trough and an arin37 depending from the cross barand connected at itslower end with'th'e'housing.` Grease or otherlubricant is supplied to theY v'co-operating wearing surfaces of the bearing unit by a conduit formed partly by an upright pipe 38 which is embedded inthe hanger, and a passage 39 formed in the housing and leading from Ithe lower end ofy the, pipe to the innerend of the gap between the' A plurality bearing rings, as shown in yFigsfl vand 3.

After grease has been introduced through the c upper endl of the pipe 38 t-he saine may be closed by a screw cap 40.

y In orderfto confine the grease inthe bearing unit' and prevent the same' from leaking from the Vends thereof into the conveyor trough and thus wasted as well as, minglingy withtlie material beingconveyed, protecting,

means areprovided consistingpreferably 'of wide outeryor;` front flange 'of the'bearing shell and terminating close to the large bore slinger `1`2=arranged` on the. clamping screw nut and-projecting laterally acrossV the rear end* of the housing. The opposing 'inner/side of the disk42aiid the rear end ofthe housing are provided withfintercalated annular ribsy 43,.,44 andv cooperating grooves which together forina zig-zag or, serpentine path` which. creates 'a labyrinth sealy when the:

grease enters ythe ,samef and thus prevents the grease frein-)escaping 'j Grease ist, likewise prevented form escaping atwthe front or` outer end of the bearing due tothe tortuous i bearingshell; and tliedisk yonl the front end passagef'formed gthe :wide flangeV of the '95,

4ofthe clampingsleeve,whereby an effective.A f Y i f' seal is fornied'which virtually :preventsleak- Surrounding the bearing rings andassociagegofgreasetothe eXteriorbf the bearing.;

sainei will effectively lubrieate the Wearing surfaces, andalso permit,of'easily-and 'conf venientlyreplenishing the lubricaiitvther e' by a-voiding running fthe bearing dry and wearingthe saine undulyrapidi H rv.If desired, cylindrical rolling members 41T i i may be used instead of balls. In Fig. 6 suchk a rolling nmemberbears fat one endfagainst a yshoulder V48 oir-an inner #bearing Vr-ing49 r Y andat'its'other end against ash'oulderQOl 'f ony anoute'r bearing ring 512 andthe-outer ring is enclosed byja shell l52 similar to that sliown'infFigs, 1 and 3. Figure 7 illustrates another way offmounting the bearing-roller andis: accomplished in'this instance-by en,u

gagiiig the inner side ofthe rolling member 47 with afgroove 53 in the innerbearing ring 54 .and providing the outer bearingfring 55 f at one end with a shoulder 56 which'engages with one endof the bearing roller andpressing a retaining ring 5 7 intofthe other'end of! the outer bearing ring.v

In order to prevent the'lubricating'.greasey i` from' creeping out through the space be`l twen the frontdislriil andtheadjacent part" of the rolling bearing the inner side of thev4 l dislrel isprovidedLwithan annular groove y 58 Q adjacent to itsout'er .edgewherebyihe grease.iseaught in this grooveavd ,aftrap is- 80 y r of the housing, and an inner or yrear disk or formed which seals the exit of this space l yagainst the escape of grease. e

` WhenV the conveyor is in operation the material is forced in the direction of the arrow 59 and therefore produces a backward pull on the conveyor, the thrust of which is taken` `up by the rolling bearing at the same time this bearing sustains the radial load. Ow-

' ing to the conical formation of the periphery of the adapter sleeve and the bore ofthe inner. bearing ring v17, this rearward pull, on the conveyor tends constantly to tighten this y joint so as to hold these parts reliably in position relatively to each other.

Inasmuch as the material is forced by the conveyor against the rear disk or slinger 42 c rup in the direction oppositeto the rotation ofr the conveyor, rso that the kresistance v.to which the rear disk 42 is subjected while under the pressure of thematerial lbeing con? veyed will operate to further 4tighten the screw nutS instead of permitting the same to loosen.

l For the purpose of reducing the `frietional :i contact of the iiowing material with the housing ofthe hanger, therear disk l2 isinade` somewhat larger in diameter than thefhousing, as shownin Figs. l and 3, whereby the f materialupon being forcedby thek conveyor y against the disk ,42 will befdeflected'by the flattery away from the periphery of the housing and-thus engage the same with reduced friction, thereby reducinginterference with the flowof the material toa 'minimum and enabling :the conveyorto be operated with f 40 kan expenditure of less power. I claim'as my invention y1. A bearing fora shaft, comprising a -nhousing having a bore through which the Vof said bore and consisting of an outer bear shaft' passes and which is composedA of a porf tion oflarge diameter and aportion of small diameter, a rolling unit arranged 'around the shaft and'within` the largediameter portion r.ing ring mounted in thehousing, an inner bearing ringinountedy on the shaft and roll-p ing vmembers interposed between said .bearing rings, an adapter for mounting said'in'- ner bearing ring on said shaft and consisting iof a split conicaly sleeve `surrounding the shaft and arranged within the inner bearing l 'ring anda screw nut arranged in the smallv diameter portion yof said housing bore and engaging the adjacent end of the inner beari ing ring andy a threadV on the adjacent part yof the sleeve, a disk of large `diametery arranged on said screw nut vand extending Q across the joint between said nut and the f housing andoverlapping therfront side of the housing, anda disk of smallV diameter ar- 'ranged' onA` theopposite end of the sleeve and located 4within the large diameter portion of of said bore and consisting of an outer beai'- v ing ring vmounted in the housing, an inner bearing ring mounted on the shaft and rolling members interposed between said bear` ing rings, an adapter for mounting said inner ybearing ring on said shaftand consisting of a split conical sleeve surrounding the shaft and arranged/within the inner bearing ring and a screw nut arranged in the small diameter portion of said housing bore and engaging the adjacent end of the inner bearing ring and a thread on the adjacent part ofthe sleeve, agdisk oflarge vdiameter arranged on said screw nut and extending f across the joint between said nut and the housing, and overlapping the front side of the. housing, y ajdisk of small 'diameter arranged on the opposite end of the 'sleeve and located withiny the largediameter portion of said housing bore, said housing being provided' witha lubricant supply duct communicating with vthe Afront end of the space between said bearing rings adjacent to the small diameter bore portion of the housing, and a closure for the space betweenthe rear end of the space between the bearing4 rings within said large diameter bore portion of. the housing. j

k,g 3. 'bearingy for a shaft, `comprising a iousinghaving a bore through which the yshaft passes and which is composed of a portion of large diameter and a portion of small diameter, a rolling unit arranged around the shaft and within the large diameter portion of said ,boi-e and consisting of an outer bearing. ring lmounted in" the housing, an inner bearing ring mounted on the shaft and iolling members interposed between said bearing v"ring's,-an ladapter for mounting said inner bearing ring ony said shaft and consisting of a split conicalv sleevesurrounding the shaft and arranged within the inner bearing ring and a screw nut arranged iny the small diameter portiony of'said housing bore and engaging the adjacent end of the inner bearing ring and a thread on the adjacent part small diameter bore portion ofthe housing,`

and a casing for said rolling unit consisting of a cylindrical shell interposed between said outer bearing ringand the large bore portion of the housing, a narrow internal flange arranged at tlie front edge of tlieshell and en gaging only with the front edge of tlie outer bearing ring so as to leave thepfront end ofvr tli'e space between the bearing rings open, and

a wide internal flange arranged at the rear edgel of the'l shell and engaging with rear edges of the bearing rings and extending across the space betweenfthe same.'

4. A bearing for a shaft,comprisingahous ing having a bore througliwhich'the shaft passes and -which is composed of a portion of large diameter and "al portion of small diameter, a rolling unit arranged around the shaft and within the largei diameter portion of said bore'and consisting of an outer bearing ring I'riountedv inthe housing, an inner bearing ring mounted on lthe shaft and rolling members interposed between said bearing rings, an adapter for inountingp'said inner bearing ring Von said shaft and consisting of `a split conicalsleeve surroundingthe shaft and karranged:within the inner bearing ring and a screw nut arranged in the small diameter portion of said housing borefandr engagingthe adjacent' end of the inner bear-y 'ing ring and a threadon the adjacent part of end of the space between said bearing rings Y the sleeve, a disk of large diameter arranged onisaid screw nut and extending across the joint between said Vnut andthe housing yand overlapping the front sideof the housing, a disk of small diameter arranged on the op` posite end of the sleeve and located within 'the large diameter'portion of saidhousing bore, saidhousing being provided with aY lubricant supply duct communicating with the front adjacent to tlie small diameterbore portion 'of the housing, and a U shaped locking keyv khavingone leg engaging said sleeve 'andthe other leg engaging said screw niit.y

In testimony whereof I hereb signature.v

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" EDWIN HAMBLETON. 

